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Noun little bighorn has 2 senses

Little Bighorn, Little Bighorn River, Little Horn - a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand
--₁ is a kind of river
--₁ is a part of
Wyoming, Equality State, WY; Montana, Treasure State, MT
Little Bighorn, Battle of Little Bighorn, Battle of the Little Bighorn, Custer's Last Stand - a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command
--₂ is a kind of slaughter, massacre, mass murder, carnage, butchery